The term aether, æther or ether may refer to one of the following.
- The original meaning: Aether (mythology), the personification of the "upper sky", space and heaven, in Greek mythology.
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Science and Engineering
- The aether of classical elements is a concept, historically, used in science (as a medium) and in philosophy (as a substance).
- Any number of aether theories in alchemy, natural philosophy, and modern physics which suppose a "fifth element".
- Luminiferous aether, in early physics considered to be the medium through which light propagates
- Ether, a class of chemical compounds, or specifically:
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- Diethyl ether, which has the common name "ether".
Philosophy
- Etheric plane, in some esoteric teachings, one of planes of existence
- Etheric body, in some esoteric teachings, a sort of aura that constitutes the "blueprint" of the physical body
Popular culture
- Aether, the setting for Retro Studios' Metroid Prime 2: Echoes game for the Nintendo GameCube
- Aether in the Nintendo GameCube game Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, a skill learned by Ike, the main character, which allows him to inflict massive damage upon an opponent as well as healing himself. Ike learns this skill through an item called "The Occult".
- Ether, an item to restore MP in the series Final Fantasy as well as in many other RPGs. In Pokémon, ether is an item that restores PP to pokémon moves.
Other
- Ether (band) Rock music group.
- Ether (prophet)
- "Ether," a song preformed by the group Nothingface on their Skeletons (album)
- Ether, a reference to the Book of Ether
- Ether (song), a 2001 song by American rapper Nas
- "Ether," a song by Gang of Four from their 1979 album Entertainment!
- Aether (demo) Scene.org Awards winning real-time graphics presentation from a demoscene group Mfx.
- "Aether", the name of a planet in the Nintendo Gamecube Game Metroid Prime 2.
- "Ether", a song by Baby Chaos, a b-side to the 1993 single Buzz.
